Tennessee · Senate Bill 400 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, relative to magistrates.

  1. Introduced Jan 24, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 26, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, rewrites the provisions for requests for review of a juvenile court case heard by a magistrate by changing the right from a de novo hearing by the juvenile court judge to a review by the juvenile court judge with a presumption of correctness as to the magistrate's order; makes other relevant revisions. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1.

Every action

15 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 7 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/13/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/14/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/14/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  7. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/21/2023
  1. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  2. SenateAction deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
  3. CommitteePlaced on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023 · Senate Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeRecommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee · Senate Calendar Committee
  5. SenatePlaced on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/27/2023
  6. SenatePlaced on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2023
  7. SenateCompanion House Bill substituted
  8. GovernorComp. became Pub. Ch. 241

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 22, 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee Judiciary Committee: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
Members

Yes · 9

Passed 9–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.